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I'm hearing everyone come out and condemn this thing which is apparently "hate speech" and how apparently terrible it was for the BBC to continue broadcasting it (I don't think they did anything wrong- they were broadcasting a real life event). I understand the upset at kneecap (like supporting Hezbollah and talking about killing MPs) but I don't know how chanting "Death to the IDF" is hate speech- it's not even necessarily calling for death to humans, could be directed towards wanting to disband the organisation.

I don't know why the media and politicians are making such a big deal over it. It feels like they are trying to tell us how awful it was that these people said this thing and that we should apparently be outraged. Or maybe it's just me. I think there are worse things going on in the world.... particularly within the geographical piece of land variously known as Israel/Palestine/Canaan....

~~I'm probably banned from entering the USA now~~

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[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 hours ago

This is manufactured consent.

The media want you to think everyone is outraged, the owners of the media are rich and want their rich friends who also run the country and went to the same private schools and clubs to keep making money selling British weapons and planes to Israel to bomb children.

So you have to be told to think thousands of people chanted for death to an organization that is killing children is a bad thing and the govt starving an entire population is the good guys.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 7 hours ago

I care. I think it's awesome.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 17 points 13 hours ago

Personally I think it's fantastic and long overdue. Hating genociders is finally "cool" and I am 100% here for it.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 7 points 10 hours ago

Yes, and I'm all for it.

Might even give them a listen.

[–] anas@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago

I care, I like that dude a little more now.

[–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 31 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Has anyone ever blinked an eye for the quarter of a million dead Russian Soldiers invading Ukraine? No, in fact we cheer for Ukraine to get rid of all of them in any way possible right?

Well IDF is worse.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The difference is that the IDF is comprised of Jewish military personnel and for "some" reason, these days you aren't allowed to criticize any actions from anyone with said heritage.

It's stupid, really.

If you're an asshole, I will call you an asshole. Being Jewish has nothing to do with that equation

Right now, the Israeli government and the IDF are engaged in a genocide. Period. Them being Jewish, I don't care. Right now these fuckers are literally no different from the Nazi army and, you know, Nazis. The worst thing of all, i guess, is that the irony of Jews acting like Nazis is completely lost on these fuckers. If at least they'd realize what they have become, maybe it could baseball bat smack some sense into their heads, but no.

Criticizing a Jewish military officer for committing genocide is the same as committing genocide on Jews. Or something. I don't know, don't ask me, it just doesn't make any sense.

I guess this can be best summed up with "fuck all religions" because at the core this is just religion being used yet again to fuck over some group of people." Without religion, most people suddenly aren't so happy to blow up little children, but with?

Our God said its okay!" is all the excuse the Nazis needed and its the same excuse that the extremist Israelis use to support their child murderers.

[–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Stay on topic brother, an army of a real country full of real people are doing the genocide. Not a religion. The reasons are irrelevant as there can be no justification for genocide.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

Yep, them being jewish matters exactly 0. Even bringing it up is literally just an attempt to muddy the waters, and as such it's the simplest way to find out who supports genocide.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 13 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

An MP just made the argument that “Death to the IDF” equates to support for those killing the IDF, i.e. Hamas. Not sure that’s watertight logic myself.

Don't expect logic from IDF.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

After seeing what isreal is doing, Hamas doesnt seem so bad. The only thing I heard about them to begin with was that they launched a supposedly unprovoked attack on isreali citizens and kidnapped several. Well, in retrospect, yeah, kinda seems jusitifed.

I don't actually support Hamas, I just don't know anything about them. But at this point I know theyre fighting isreal so that makes them at least not the worst people involved in this conflict.

[–] leftthegroup@lemmings.world 6 points 13 hours ago

That's just copiun. Anybody with anything rattling around in their skull at all just wants IDF to die.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 38 points 21 hours ago

They're mad because they avoided filming Kneecap and got played.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 33 points 22 hours ago

I'd never heard of Bob Vylan before this kicked off. They are actually pretty good. But I think the main outrage is from the tabloids who are gleefully attacking the BBC over it.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 31 points 22 hours ago

Couldn’t agree more. The politicians are only outraged as their donors are pissed. They couldn’t give a shit what happens as long as they get re-elected

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world -3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don't care, but I'm neutral in all this.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 hours ago

Thanks for outing yourself as someone who doesn't give a flying fuck about genocide. Username doesn't check out.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 19 hours ago

I have mixed thoughts on it, on the one hand its a catchy chant. On the other its funny watching the BBC getting blamed.